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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 1981
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1979
Robert A Wagstaff, New Holland, PA (US);
Steven J Campbell, New Holland, PA (US);
Mark L Cozine, East Earl, PA (US);
Marc Christenson, Boring, OR (US);
Ray E Nooyen, Leola, PA (US);
Sperry Corporation, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
In a crop harvesting and threshing machine of the type utilizing at least one axial flow threshing and separating rotor within a generally cylindrical elongate rotor casing there is provided an annular member fastened to a support member surrounding the front portion of the threshing rotor, a guide member fastened to the support member and contiguous with the annular member projecting linearly outwardly therefrom, a ramp section sloping rearwardly and outwardly affixed to the support member adjacent the guide member to direct the crop material from the guide member generally outwardly and upwardly towards the rear of the rotor casing into contact with a transport fin affixed to the top of the casing in an oblique angular relation therewith, thereby promoting the further rearward movement of crop material as it is transported axially about the threshing rotor.